All North America articles – Page 280
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NewsGeneral Atomics tests space laser communication system for MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has successfully tested on the ground a space laser communication system that it intends to use to securely transfer data between its MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle and satellites.
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NewsAtlas Air reports $293m loss in 2019 as it writes down 747-400 fleet
Aircraft lessor and air freight company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings reported a loss for 2019 as it wrote down parts of its fleet due to lower cargo business during the year.
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NewsMQ-1C uses COMINT, SAR to target ground-based emitters
A General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) has used two sensors to identify and localise emitters on the ground to produce targeting data. The work took place at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona on 30 January, and was part of a series of internally funded demonstration ...
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NewsUnited and Vistara codeshare on domestic Indian flights
A new codeshare agreement between United Airlines and Vistara enables United customers to book domestic travel to 26 destinations in India on flights operated by the New Delhi-based carrier. Among the destinations in the codeshare are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Goa, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Varanasi. Chicago-based United operates ...
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NewsBoeing asks for suspension of its tax subsidies
Boeing has asked for its tax breaks to be suspended amid an acrimonious and escalating trade war between the USA and the European Union, targeting its respective aircraft manufacturers, that threatens to play long-term havoc on aircraft deliveries on both continents.
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NewsU-2 spyplane fleet gets new high-powered camera
The electro-optical and infrared camera is to provide more precise, long-range tracking of stationary or moving targets in a wider range of weather conditions.
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News‘Definitely not in situ’: Tower confirms wheel missing to fly-by A319
Canadian investigators are probing the loss of a main landing-gear wheel from an Air Canada Airbus A319, confirmed during a tower fly-by as the aircraft prepared for arrival at Toronto. The aircraft (C-GAQL) had been operating the AC715 service from New York LaGuardia on 18 February. Its crew had advised ...
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AnalysisTrump administration flip-flops on C919 de-engining idea
The Trump administration may (or may not) be considering blocking the sale of CFM International Leap-1C engines and other technology for the developmental Comac C919. A Wall Street Journal report on 16 February surprised the aerospace community, with sources telling the newspaper that the administration was contemplating not approving GE ...
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NewsUS Air Force retires aircraft and looks to future war in $169bn budget proposal for 2021
While the total is unchanged from years prior, the service is asking to increase research and development in order to meet upcoming threats from China and Russia by 2030.
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NewsAir Canada posts higher 2019 results, despite 737 Max grounding
Air Canada revenue and net profit rose slightly in 2019, but results were tempered by the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft and the start of the coronavirus crisis in Asia, the airline says.
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NewsTariff hike only deepens US airlines’ misery: Airbus
Airbus has criticised the US government’s decision to increase tariffs on imported aircraft, claiming it simply exacerbates problems for the country’s own airlines. The US Trade Representative decision – which hikes tariffs from the previous 10% to a level of 15% – is a consequence of the long-running transatlantic subsidies ...
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NewsUSA raises tariffs on EU aircraft to 15%
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) raised its tariffs on large European aircraft 15%, up from its 10% levies implemented last October, in an ongoing dispute over subsidies.
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NewsAmerican cancels Max flights through mid-August
American Airlines says it expects it will not have the Boeing 737 Max in its schedule until mid-August, the last major US airline to plan through the lucrative summer peak travel season without the new generation aircraft, which has been grounded since March 2019.
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NewsUSS Gerald R Ford’s EMALS cleared for all aircraft
The US Navy’s (USN) newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, has been cleared as operationally safe for launching and recovering all naval aircraft types using its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG).
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NewsUnited cancels Max into September
United Airlines has taken the Boeing 737 Max out of its summer peak schedule as the beleaguered aircraft’s path to return to revenue service remains unclear.
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NewsA220 break-even pushed back to mid-2020s
Airbus is pushing back the estimate for A220 programme break-even to the middle of the current decade, several years later than the 2020 timeline for which Bombardier had been aiming. It has disclosed that it has taken a larger share, 75%, of the programme by picking up part of Bombardier’s ...
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NewsFormer United Airlines executive aims to launch new airline
A former United Airlines executive has raised $125 million to launch a new budget airline in the US by the end of the year.
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NewsBoeing teases its US Army FARA design
Boeing has released a teaser video of its US Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft design.
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NewsAlaska plans Oneworld entry by mid-2021
Alaska Airlines will join Oneworld alliance as a full member by mid-2021, allowing American Airlines to connect flights through the Seattle-based carrier’s West Coast network.
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NewsBoeing sees P-8’s new capabilities expanding international market
Boeing believes possible upgrades to its P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, including the integration of new anti-ship cruise missiles, bombs, sea mines and decoys, among other payloads, could help it increase international sales potential.